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Lexicon :: Strong's H3576 - kāzaḇ

Aa
כָּזַב
Transliteration
kāzaḇ
Pronunciation
kaw-zab'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 970

Strong’s Definitions

כָּזַב kâzab, kaw-zab'; a primitive root; to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively:—fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H3576 in the following manner: lie (11x), liar (3x), vain (1x), fail (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H3576 in the following manner: lie (11x), liar (3x), vain (1x), fail (1x).

  1. to lie, tell a lie, be a liar, be found a liar, be in vain, fail

    1. (Qal) liar (participle)

    2. (Niphal) to be proven to be lying

    3. (Piel)

      1. to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive

      2. to disappoint, fail

    4. (Hiphil) to make a liar, prove to be a liar

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּזַב kâzab, kaw-zab'; a primitive root; to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively:—fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.
STRONGS H3576: Abbreviations
[כָּזַב] verb lie, be a liar (Arabic bdb046901; Aramaic כְּדַב, bdb046902 id. chiefly Pa.; Late Hebrew כָּזַב) —
Qal Participle כָּלהָֿאָדָם כֹּזֵב Psalm 116:11 (compare כָּזָּב Psalm 62:10).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular תֹּחַלְתּוֺ נִכְזָ֑בָה Job 41:1 his hope has been made deceptive, i.e. been shewn to be so; 2rd person masculine singular consecutive וְנִכְזָ֑בְתָּ Proverbs 30:6 lest he convict thee and thou be proven a liar.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular כִּזֵּב Micah 2:11; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְכַזֵּב Habakkuk 2:3; Proverbs 14:5; וִיכַזֵּב Numbers 23:19, etc.; Infinitive construct suffix כַזֶּבְכֶם (בְּ) Ezekiel 13:19; —
1. lie, tell a lie, absolute, Numbers 23:19 (JE), Micah 2:11; Job 6:28; Job 34:6; Proverbs 14:5; Isaiah 57:11; followed by לְ person lie to Ezekiel 13:9; Psalm 78:36; Psalm 89:36; followed by בְּ person tell a lie with, i.e. in intercourse, conversation with 2 Kings 4:16.
2. disappoint, fail, of a divine revelation Habakkuk 2:3; waters of a spring Isaiah 58:11.
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַכְזִיבֵנִי Job 24:25 who will make me a liar? i.e. prove me to be so (compare Niph.)

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3538.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

23:19; 23:19

2 Kings

4:16

Job

6:28; 24:25; 34:6; 41:1

Psalms

62:10; 78:36; 89:36; 116:11

Proverbs

14:5; 14:5; 30:6

Isaiah

57:11; 58:11

Ezekiel

13:9; 13:19

Micah

2:11; 2:11

Habakkuk

2:3; 2:3

H3576

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3576 matches the Hebrew כָּזַב (kāzaḇ),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:19 - God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:10 - Then Delilah said to Samson, See, you have been making sport of me with false words; now, say truly how may you be put in bands?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 - Then Delilah said to Samson, Up to now you have made sport of me with false words; now say truly, how may you be put in bands? And he said to her, If you get the seven twists of my hair worked into the cloth you are making and fixed with the pin, I will become feeble and will be like any other man.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:16 - And Elisha said, At this time in the coming year you will have a son in your arms. And she said, No, my lord, O man of God, do not say what is false to your servant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:28 - Now then, let your eyes be turned to me, for truly I will not say what is false to your face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25 - And if it is not so, now, who will make it clear that my words are false, and that what I say is of no value?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6 - Though I am right, still I am in pain; my wound may not be made well, though I have done no wrong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:9 - Truly, the hope of his attacker is false; he is overcome even on seeing him!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36 - But their lips were false to him, and their tongues were untrue to him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:35 - I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:11 - Though I said in my fear, All men are false.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 - A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6 - Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11 - And of whom were you in fear, so that you were false, and did not keep me in mind, or give thought to it? Have I not been quiet, keeping myself secret, and so you were not in fear of me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:11 - And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:19 - And you have put me to shame among my people for a little barley and some bits of bread, sending death on souls for whom there is no cause of death, and keeping those souls living who have no right to life, by the false words you say to my people who give ear to what is false.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 - If a man came with a false spirit of deceit, saying, I will be a prophet to you of wine and strong drink: he would be the sort of prophet for this people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3 - For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.
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